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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
THE ICE GORGE BROKE.
Great Destruction at Bismarck, Dakota
The Worst To Come.

BISMARCK, ID. T.. March is.-wash-
this morning the river began to rise
rapidly. A gorge was formed below the
city. The ice carried everything with il
and struck the warehouse Of the North
ern Pacific road. The workmen mar
rowiy escaped drowning. and i'm less
than two hours from the time OF the
gorge the water was in the second stories
Of the river boarding houses. which had
been built ON what was considered high
ground. The warehouse which is nearly
700 feet in length. was moved bodily
over thirty feet and sent crashing against
the bluffs. The loss on the building will
b. over $4,000.
Meadow lands south of Bismarck. COM
prising 1000 acres, are now the newly
made channel in which this body of the
surplus water is rushing at the rate of
ten miles an hour. The river M this
point. which is usually three quarters of
mile wide, is now over six miles in
width. The Northern Pacific trains will
be unable TO cross the river for several
days and Bismarck will be the Western
terminus for week. Supt. Graham
attempted To go Ia Mandan but the wa
ter ON the West side of the river is flow
ing four feet deep over the track and the
fire in the engine was put ont Mandan
is submerged and the people in the low
er part of city have been moving into
the upper stories of the dwellings. All of
the small dwellings on the banks Of the
stream have been swept away or destroy
ed and steamboats, lying at Rock Haven
are in danger. The high trestle of the
Northern Pacific AZ this point has been
damaged. At o'clock this afternoon the
new channel which the river had cut
across the prairie let out the icei and the
river has since fallen slowly. hut the
worst il not vet come.
The ice went out at TT. Buford this
morning with rise of thirty feet the
highest ever known. This flood will not
reach here until Saturday. when there
will probably be terrible destruction.
The loss at the river landing andon the
meadow land here already will reach
$40 600
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
Loss Of Life at Tampa.
Two Children Killed Outright, q Wo.
man Mortally Hurt.
Several Persons Injured in
the Tornado.
a CHURCH AND NUMBER OF DWELLINGS DE-
sTRorEo---A HOTEL uSRooFEo---A
RaITIEssxHs ROUTED.

Special to the PALarKA NEWS.
TAMPA, FLA, March Is.-At 5:15
O'Clock on the morning of the 18th, ives
terday) most terrible cyclone passed
over the city of Tampa, coming from
the Northwest, leaving terror and de-
vastation in its track. II is said to have
lasted from five To ten minutes, which
seemed rnuch longer to the Mortified
citizens. Two children were killed out
right and the wife of John Tinney is 50
seriously njured that at a late hour yes
terday evening, she was not expected to
live. Mr.. Tinney lost one child, and the
other dead child belonged To a German
family, the name of which your CORES
pondent was unable To ascertain. The
wife and child of Dan Walker, a colored
citizen, were seriously. il not fatally
injured. Other citizens were more or
less injured, although none are known To
have been seriously hurt. except those
mentioned above. Some remarks were
made. to the effect that it was
nearly as bad to be scared to death.
as to- he killed outright by violence.
Much serious damage Was done to prop
erty. but the most serious work oc-
CURED in the vicinity of the st. James
Hotel. The tin roof of the Plant Hotel
was torn off bodily and thrown over into
the yard The large size OF this roof can
give the reader an idea of the terrible
force of the wind. The brick block of
Sparkman Il Sparkman, which was near
ly completed, was more or less damaged
about the roof. The African Methodist
Church was completely destroyed Sew
eral coattages just finished. belonging to
Capt. John Leslie, were blown over.
Four cottages, belonging To Mrs. Otto and
Mrs. DIR. Duff Post were blown badly out
of plumb. The new and pretty home of
Mr.. Jack Knight was badly damaged.
and the elegant home of Judge Wall was
knocked into a cooked hat. The home
of Burr Cosby was also knocked off the
underpinning. Firmin's new store. just
occupied by the owner, badly
twisted and damaged. Ex-senator Jno.
T. Leslie is among the heaviest sufferers.
The bowling alley building at Ybor
City was demolished, and other damage
done there Trees were torn up By the
roots, the tops twisted off and carried
some distance. the force of the wind
was simply terrible, and to make matters
worse a deluge of binding rain and hail
accompanied the blow. Glass was shat
tered in all directions.
The storm reused out large rattle
snake which was killed in the street, in
front of John Jackson's home on Wash
ingtOn street.
A farmer from the Old Tampa Bay
side of the peninsula says that a clean
track was left through the forest
JACK SELDOM
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

Spencer, who mourns a. one who viii
not be comforted-
From private information We learn
of a move on foot by a syndicate To make
Wahneta (Bartow Junction), on the
South Florida Railroad, the railroad
centre Of South Florida. and to this
cause can the persistent refusal Of the
Railroad Company to sell lands in and
thereabouts he traced wahneta is
beautifully situated among high, rolling
pine lands, dot ted here and there by the
loveIiest of clear and deep lakes and
would make a fine town site.
The colored State Fair. held in Jack
sonville. is having a high bOom- Ii is
highly creditabls to the colored citizens
Of this State
The hotel 'busses are crowded nearly
every morning with departing tourists
for the fast mail train north. leaving this
city at O'Clock
Senator Sherman and mis- party are ex-
pected to arrive at Tampa tonight isth),
on the Steamship Mascotte from Havana.
The fast mail train from New York is
getting to be little more regular in
getting into Jacksonville. Nails for
Florida have slightly decreased during
the last week. but it ID only a temporary
decrease
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
Six More Bald Knobbers Arrested

ST. LoCIS, March 1S.-The latest ad-
vices from Ozark, No, where the Bald
Knobbers of Christian county, who We're
lately arrested, are confined, are that six
more of the band have been captured,
and that twenty-five are now under
guard in Ozark. No attempt has yet
been made to rescue these men and per
haps none will be. A very strong guard
is kept over the prisonsrs, and every pre-
caution has been taken TO prevent a sur
prise as well as to resist an attack. The
confession of Inman. although denied by
the chief, Walker, has greatly depressed
the men. The preliminary trial will
proba' ly begin tomorrow.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

CHARiEsTos, S. C.. March IL. issi.-
Eigeiieli county IL the ozark and
bloody ground" Of South Carolina. There
have been more men murdered in that
ciunty during the past twenty years
than Geronimo lost in his foot races with
the United States cavalry. In Edgefeld
when man shoots he shoots TO kill. and
the record shows that he shoots entirely
too often to make living in that particu-
lar locality pleasant recreation. The
dockets II the Sessions Court in Edge
field for the past twelve years shows that
f12 cold biooded murders have been COM
mitted in the county and brought 10 trial
during that time. No record was pre-
served of crimes which did not appear
by indictment or process i'm the two terms
since January I. Taken bv wears the
figures are as follows:
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4 Muiatto Murderer lynch ed.

TROY, Tenn, March Is.-A mob of
masked men surrounded the county Jail
early yesterday morning and demanded
admission of the sheriff Being refused
into the room Of the jailer, and breaking
the room door demanded the KEYS of the
cells at the muzzles of their pistols and
guns. Compelling him To unlock the
doors, they took out prisoner. William
Hardy. a muiatto. the murderer 81 q
Young white man At Scott s. Summers
sawmill. last fall. in District No. 3.
They hanged their victim To a tree one
AMI half miles north of the town ou the
Union Citv road
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

palmettoes, and in the center of a lot
decided TO the family for that purpose by
the City Council Of ST. Augustine. Epis-
copai Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee.
read the short but impressive burial
service of that Church. assisted by Rev.
Mr.. browns. of st. Augustine. of the
Episcopal Church. During the reading
Of the service the scabbsrd and the sword
OF General Loring were broken and
thrown into the grave. While the grave
was being filed. the Cadets Of the East
Florida Semitarv firei tn. usual military
salute
This ended the ceremonies. which had
been the most imposing witnessed at any
burial in the State Of Floridu. and the
immense concourse of people retraced
their steps To the city
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business Eaiiures tor the Past Week.

NEW YORK. March is.-The business
failures occurring through the country
during the last week. ar reported Ia X. q.
Dun 81 Co.'S Mercantile Agency, to-day,
number. for the United States is5. for
Canada 33: total 220. against 2s2 last
week and 229 the week previous. The
failures for the week are about up 90 the
average in all sections of the country.
In New York city there were TO nota-
BILE casualties. one in phosphate the
other in leather. The rest Of the failures
in the citv were unimportant.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
The CI~arN JarN (onpI-t-i.

NEW YORK, March lS.-The jury in
the trial of the Doodle alderman, Ceary,
was completed to-day, the fifteenth day
of trial. In the effort to find jury four
teen panels, with 1850 citizens, have
been summoned. and 53 have been given
seats in the box The people had chal-
lenged peremptorily IS jurors, the de
fence had made twenty pereremptory
challenges and three jurors were excused
by mutual consent. During the trial the
court will sit from 10 a m. to 10 p. m
taking "A recess for lunch only.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
DE Lesseps' Moral Courage.

PARIS, March 1s.-Fottdire published
an interview to-day with De Lesseps in
relation to his visit to Berlin. De Les
seps professed complete disregard for the
attack upon him by the Radical press and
maintains the truth OF his assertion that
Germany and France were natural
friends. having common interests. He
said Bismarck told him he was glad to
see France great and strong. and would
wish Germany to be the same, SD that
the two nations might be able to guard
against the uncertainty of fresh con-
fiicts.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

MONTGOMERY. ALA, March ls.-A
negro named James Sidney. living in
this county, and who was charged with
grand larceny, barricadei himself in his
house and refused to be arrested
Deputy Sheriff Parks and a posse at
O'Clock this morning surrounded the
house. The negro threatened to kill the
first man who entered. Parks and
Officer Morrill, broke in and the negro
struck at Parks with an axe. Parks
avoided the blow and both officers fired
killing the negro instantly. He had ON
hand two double-barrellej shot guns and
five axes
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

II Is doubtful whether there Is any
other single county in the United States,
including the Territories. that can make
a more appalling showing. and yet Edge
field county In one OF the best agricIil-
tuTai counties in the STATE. and many Of
it's people are as refined as any that can
he found in New York or New England.
The trouble about 10 is that the law is nod
enforced ~ Il should be. and the jurics
do not do their duty. Twenty hsngings
in Engelield would do more good than
twenty thousand moral lectures on the
Sixth Commandment
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
Father and Daughter Drowned.

PEcAroNIcA. Ill, March ia far
mer named John Lnndon was driving TO
town yesterday with his son and daueh-
ter in the wagon. The road was sub.
merged in places and Lundon drove off
Of il INTO deep water and his wagon was
overturned. The father and daughter
Were drowned. The son escaped by
clinging to the harness of one of the
horses. which dragged him to higher
ground
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
Want FIRE. Entry for Their Jo.s

WASHINGTON. March s.-Application
has been made to the Treasury Depart
ment for free entry at San Francisco Of
a Chinese jose for the joss house in that
city. Free entry is claimed on the
ground that the joss comes under the
classification of 'images and reealia for
religious associations" The joss is $50
feet long. and is composed Of wood. tin
sci and metal
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

CINCINNATI, March ls.-The Durham
distillery. owned by Darset a. Wulf-
strang, in Covington. KY. caught fire
from AN explosion from pipe which
blew out of side wall and caused AN
ignition of spirits. The loss will amount
to $50 900; one half covered by insurance
Two thousand barrels OF bonded whiskey
Ben Ruger was fatally injured.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
u.,v, L...-. 81. Rock MN. sc.

CHARLESTON, s. C., March is.-There
was a destructive confiagration at Rock
Hill. $. c.. last night The pnst-office.
hotel. First National Bank. the Savings
Bank. the stores Of w. l. Rodney & Co..
NJ. johnson & Co.. Frew Bros, Steele
Bros. Fewell & Watson. w. G. Reid &
Co, Heath & Co. and about ten small
shops were burned The probable loss is
tl40. 900. The insurance is from 500 .0o0
to &1O0.0
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

One OF Ansrchists' Counsel DischarEed d.
CHICAGO, March ls.-Attorney Moses
Soloman was formally discharged. yes
terday. at Ottawa. from the counsel for
the Anarchists by representatives of the
Defence Committee. The cause Of his
dismissal was. the Anarchists claim,
his extreme ambition. He insisted
on making a speech before the Supreme
Court in spite of orders TO the contrary.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
H..,, shock 81, snnm.r,i,i., sc.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. March ls.--A dis
patch from Summerville says An
earthquake shock at @ o'clock this even
ing was the worst that has occurred in
two months. II has caused some ex-
citement because il was thought to
be severe enough 10 do the town some
dannpe"
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He Ma Insane.

BALTIMORE, March is.-Henry Ber-
wanger. who shot and killed Carrie
Peiz. on the night of the 18th instant.
was before jury in th" Criminal Court
to-day. After hearing the testimony OF
experts he was declared insane and sent
to the State Insane Hospial.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
Ovatio n to an Arrested Priest.

DUBLIN. March 1s.-Father Keller. Of
Youghal, county Cork. was arrested to-
day. He had twice declined tn receive
the summons, ordering him 10 appear IN
court and answer questions respecting
his alleged custody IS trustee under the
.'planof Campaign" of moneys belong
ing tn tenants on the Ponsonby estates.
When Father Kellar reached court, in
the custody of the police. ne was met at
the depot by the Mayor of the city the
municipal council and a large crowd that
filed the station When the priest
alighted from the train he was greeted
with great cheers followed by music
from band engaged for the occasion.
The Mayor and Council then, on behalf
os the people of Cork. presented Father
Keller with an address.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

here yesterday. at the hands Of Judge
Lynch and his court. the noted horse
thief and all-around desperate named
VIM Dodge. alias One Ear Dodge He
was caught while on the road to Old
Mexico with stolen horses in his posses
sion. His captions owned the horses and
they were also his accusers. judges and
exscufionerz-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
ATTACKING GLADSTONE.
THE LONDON TIMES IS DEFIANT
ard crime''-Anti-e British Piottess
in America.

LONDON, March iS.-The Tisses asks
why the Parnell party do not try to re-
flute the charges made in its article on
.'Parnellism and Crime" None Of the
party has taken legal action, says the
Times, although if the charges were
proved to be untrue, heavy daamge,
might be asked. Can Mr. Gladstone
and his friends inquiries the Times,
persist in telling the English and Scotch,
Liberals that it is safe and honorable to
surrender the Government of Ireland to
the allies and Instruments of the anti
British plotters in America
The Standard says that Mr.. Gladstone
virtually ndorses without an explain
ton the fact that the Road Table con-
ference for the adjustment of the differ
ences of the liberal sections has been a
failure. With regard to the new Irish
land purchase system TO he proposed by
the Government to Parliament. the
Standard says the economic Radicals
will certainly wait until they set the de-
tails before deciding their position to-
wards the measure
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

PITrSBURG. March Is-Two unknown
tramps were suffoca,esi last night by gas
in the hot air hue at Isabella furnace.
They evidently crept into fue to sleep
warm without knowing their danger
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19
Jacksonville and State Items.
peciai Correspcndsnce Palarks NEWS

NFFNfstE UT NFFst1ft7 alhtHN -NENS
JACKSONVILLE, March Is.
Mr. George Mills, managing editor Of
the Tampa Tribune. owned by Capt.
Tom Spencer, has skipped the country
with $500 of his employers money.
Mr. Mills stood high in favor with Capt
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

II is probable that the country viii
soon see the last ~ the romarkab bio
Beocher family. Henry Ward Br1ch<s
IL dead VIM. Beecher II In decIininx
health. and Mrs. Harriet Bsecher Btows
70 sick
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

LONDON. March ls.-The police have
have been informed that numerous wide
spread bands of Nihilists are ready for
immediate action.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

NEW YoRK. March ls.-George Sickles.
father of Gen Daniel e Sickles, died last
night at his home in New Rochelle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

sst-. DAILY. Revoke, Bate. Wild kspsss
wfnners-
New ORLEANS. March ls--Pirst race (:
five-eighths Of mile. Miss Daily won; Pat
Daily. second; Produs. third. Time
Los.
Second race: three-sixths of mile.
Revoke. won: Lille Sullivan second
Fred Davis. third. Time-LIs.
Third race a mile. Gov. Bate. won:
Mahoney. second: Doh Miles. Third.
Time-l.S6.
Fourth race: five-eights Of mile.
Wild Kansas. won: Claude Brannan
second: ParneIl. third. Time-i. .0ss.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

Perhaps the most thrilling escape o;
any was that of Press. Whitaker. stepson
OF proprietor Stafford. He roomed in ths
fifth story and when aroused. stepped t.
the window and looked down for a few
seconds. Then he deliberately dresse,
himself and emerging from the window
stood on the stone capping above tn.
window beneath From this Gaping h.
stepped To the next one along the from
Of the building and proceeded in thi,
manner to the Hayes truck La Her at tn.
other extremity Of the front.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

bnrg, badly burned. AT the Emergency
Hospital are Charles Davis of New
York, hands and feet badly bnrned; II.
B. Smith, Of the North British Insur-
ance Company, Of New York. hands and
feet burned; Edward Whelen, of New
York, hands in terrible condition.
They are probably not fatally injured.
THE KILLED.
Your correspondent was able tonight
to ascertain only the following list Of the
killed. 1t may have many additions
through to-morrow's developments:
KATIE KENT, a servant;
MARTIN OSBORNE, the day clerk;
WILSON PERCELL, formerly with r. G..
Dunn & Co. s Mercantile Agency;
An unknown man and
Unknown woman who were killed by
jumping;
have burned to death.
The latter five are put ON the list on
the authority of Richard III.
Humes, a travelling salesman who is
among those severely burned. He says
before he dashed through the flames
he saw five persons who had reach
ed the roof of the kitchen. The fire
had closed in around them They
were too dazed to help themselves and
could not be persuaded to initiate
Mr.. Hurnes' example and dash through
the flames. Mr.. Osborne's body was not
4
was where he was exposed to the hottest
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-19

The grave was dug on the side OF q
gentle hill. surrounded by pines and
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-12-06

1t is related that Abraham Lincoln once
said to Hackett, the actor: "Why do you
actors always play Hamlet as an irresolute,
vacillating vague, middle aged sort of u
manyn Because he was, +" said Hackett,
with an air of certainty. "But he was
not,,n said Lincoln; che was young, in-
petuous, full of action, prompt lie is al
ways doing something The play is full
of it. and he ought to be played as young
man." Walt Whitman thus expressed
his opinions sis not that the mystery,
the wonder, the fun of it, as the slang
word would have it, that Hamlet COM
bines both those phases, the uncontrolla-
bic impulse. aggressive temperament, and
ut the same time the meditative, philo-
sophie, anxious, hesitating manS Is not
this the interest of the character which
has caused 1t to be overlaid with great nc
cumulations. which have hidden the poets
real purpose-if he he'd one. n-Brooklyn
Eagle
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-12-06
Ominous Peacock PIulnes.

You remember, do you not, how ell of
the ladies used to admire peacock feathersS
Every boudoir contained bunch of them;
every parlor was made richer by their
gorgeous tints. They were even used now
and then us border to u friezc, and they
were fastened on screens, painted on
plaques, pinned on curtains, and en-
broidered on chairs. But now, go where
you will, you will see no peacock feathers.
They are banished from hall and bower.
Why? Because it has been decided that
they bring bad luck. Even fashion
couldn't stand against that. They had to
go. The news spread rapidly, and every
lady, sitting down to reckon up the begin
ming of her bad luck, concluded that it was
when she bought her peacock feathers.
The Indies of the Woodruff hotel held a
meeting and decided to Danish these omi-
nous plumes. So they all went. All
along the avenues the ladies followed their
example. The servants caught the infec-
ton and refused to stay in q house where
the exquisite but fateful feathers were
kept. So the comfort and peace of mind
of the vainest of birds is restored, for he
will be molested no more. Chicago Tri-
bune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-12-06
ANNAPoIIs, Md TUESDAY EVENING, DECENIBER6 g. 1887.
nldeousnes. Of aIournlng Ralmen1.

When death occurs in the family the
dressmaker Is instantly summoned and
everything that human ingenuity can de-
wise in the way of hideous and mournful
raiment is instantly ordered and worn In
definitely. In Europe the custom is diff
ferent and much more sensible. Six
months is considered sufficiently long
period for anybody to wear deep mourn
ing, and deep mourning abroad means
simply anything black. A widow in the
first days of her griet win wear a costume
of glistening black silk covered with bril-
liant cut Jet. And pray, why should she
nots How much more elegant and suita-
bic, not to say sensible, is gown like this
instead of the dense somberness of our
own mourning costumes that are enough
to afIlict every one with chronic blue
devils' In this country people are Begin
ming to show more common sense than
heretofore about the length of time mourn
ing should be worn, but there is still much
to be desired in the character of the dress
itself. These inky phantoms that parade
our streets are neither cheerful nor cdify
ing spectacles. Lanza's New York
Letter.